A call by Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi ¬– son of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi and de facto Prime Minister of the country during the time of his father’s rule – for an international arrest warrant against him to be ruled inadmissible, was rejected by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), on Friday.

Here’s the IRIN team’s weekly take on humanitarian news, trends, and developments from around the globe. On our radar: Peace overtures on Yemen Yemen’s peace process, which has been going nowhere fast for quite some time, may have received a jump-start this week. First, US defence secretary James Mattis told an audience in Washington, DC

The Security Council will hold more than 20 meetings in November, including important open debates on peacekeeping operations in Africa and the strengthening of global multilateralism, its President for the month said at a Headquarters press briefing today. Presenting an overview of the 15-member Council’s “very full” programme of work, Ma Zhaoxu (China) said his

Outlining her continued activities to fight impunity for grave crimes committed since 2011 in Libya, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court today asked the Security Council to back up its support with effective action, particularly regarding the arrest of outstanding fugitives from justice. “I look forward to effective support and concrete action from

While many Member States commended the work of the Human Rights Council as crucial in the promotion and protection of universal human rights, others expressed concern over its subjectivity, double standards and politicization, as the General Assembly took up the intergovernmental body’s report today. Vojislav Šuc (Slovenia), President of the Human Rights Council, presented the

CAIRO, At least seven people died and 14 were wounded Friday when terrorists attacked a bus carrying Christian pilgrims to a monastery in southern Egypt, Coptic church sources say. A Coptic religious leader told Arab media that terrorists sprayed the vehicle with automatic weapons, killing and wounding many, including women and children. The bus was

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